Monday 7th January 2013
	Lingering rare passerines comprised Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. The Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Blue-winged Teal in Co Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Glossy Ibises in Co Cork and Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Suffolk and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan all lingered. Notable scarcities included Temminck's Stint in Somerset, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Yellow-browed Warbler on the Berkshire/ Hampshire border and Surf Scoter in Pembrokeshire. Three Ring-necked Ducks and five Green-winged Teals were also reported, whilst late news related to an adult American Herring Gull in Co Galway on Saturday and a possible Parrott Crossbill in Gloucestershire on Friday.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA